02656cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500570014324600550020026400510025530000470030633600260035333700260037933800360040550000310044150501560047250802370062852011290086553400450199465300490203965300560208865300490214470000410219385600430223499900170227755636UtSlPG20260610134300.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPG1 aGorky, Maksim,d1868-193610aOrlóff and His Wife: Tales of the Barefoot Brigade1 aOrloff and His Wife: Tales of the Barefoot Brigade 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2017-09-270 aOrlóff and his wife -- Konováloff -- The khan and his son -- The exorcism -- Men with pasts -- The insolent man -- Várenka Ólesoff -- Comrades.  aProduced by Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon
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(Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.)  a"Orlóff and His Wife: Tales of the Barefoot Brigade" by Maksim Gorky is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The tales center around Grigóry Orlóff and his wife Matréna, exploring their tumultuous relationship, struggles with poverty, and the hardships of working-class life in a Russian city."  "The beginning of this tale draws readers into the Orlóff's chaotic domestic life filled with verbal and physical altercations. At the outset, we witness a fierce argument between Grísha and Matréna, with neighbors peeking in to observe the drama unfolding in their cellar. The narrative paints a grim image of their life: a small, dank cellar where they work and live, punctuated by violence and despair. As Grísha grapples with his internal conflicts regarding his behavior and their situation, Matréna endures both his wrath and her own feelings of helplessness. Together, their story reflects the broader struggles of the working class, the cyclical nature of poverty, and the effects of alcohol and domestic turmoil on their lives." (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aRussia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction  aShort stories, Russian -- Translations into English  aRussian fiction -- Translations into English1 aHapgood, Isabel Florence,d1850-192840uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55636  c96467d96467